Mark 1:13 (DBY)

Passage

And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.

Nearby Context

Mark 1:11 And there came a voice out of the heavens: *Thou* art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight.

Mark 1:12 And immediately the Spirit drives him out into the wilderness.

Mark 1:13 And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.

Mark 1:14 But after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom of God,

Mark 1:15 and saying, The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn nigh; repent and believe in the glad tidings.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wilderness", "forty", "days", "tempted", "satan", "beasts", and "angels". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wilderness" and "forty", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And immediately the Spirit drives him out..." into verse 14's "But after John was delivered up Jesus...", so "wilderness" and "forty" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "wilderness" and "forty" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.